#pacificgrove — Public Fediverse posts

"Man shoved 2 juveniles and threw e-bike over Lovers Point pier, police say.” —Report by Ricardo Tovar, #KSBW
#PacificGrove #MontereyCounty #eBikes https://www.ksbw.com/article/lovers-point-pier-e-bike-attack-police-say/73378690

#MontereyCounty #California #eBikes #eMotos #ElectricMotorcycles #eMobility #Greenfield #PacificGrove https://www.ksbw.com/article/pacific-grove-e-bike-registration-bill/71379331

ICYMI, see https://bikemonterey.org/resources/resources-on-riding-skills-bike-laws-and-safety#eBikeSpecific

We went on an incredible 32 mile road bike ride yesterday from north of Fisherman’s Wharf in Monterey CA south along the coast into 17 mile drive and down to our turn around point at the Pebble Beach resort.

The left photo is from Lover’s Point and the cove in Pacific Grove looking toward the south east to Monterey about 8:30 yesterday morning.

The right photo is part of our Bike Club at the Lone Cypress on 17 Mile Drive on our way to Pebble Beach and our turnaround point.

The original intent of the ride yesterday was to do a 40 mile fast paced training ride to the north of Monterey along the rec trail. But the weather was so nice we decided to go south and enjoy the coast at a more relaxing 13+ mph pace.

Sometimes you have to slow down and smell the roses.

#Exercise #BikeRiding #RoadBike #Bicycle #Monterey #PacificGrove #PebbleBeach

"In addition to improving visibility, the city's 12-mile-per-hour speed limit on paved trails will be a primary enforcement focus for the newly deployed e-bike units.” https://www.ksbw.com/article/pacific-grove-police-e-bike-patrol-coastal-safety/70669135
#MontereyCounty #PacificGrove #CopsOnBikes #LawEnforcement #ebikes

"The study suggests, among other ideas, that the trolley could be expanded beyond summer months and utilized to connect not just #Monterey and P.G. [#PacificGrove], but even more of the #MontereyPeninsula, creating a #CarFree way to get around.”— @pammarino #MontereyCountyNow https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/expanding-trolley-service-is-just-an-idea-for-now-but-it-should-be-pursued/article_31f82d12-7b88-48be-8d01-ba2c4cb0b975.html

BTW, there are bicycle racks on trolleys too. Tips for taking your bike aboard a trolley or a large or small MST #bus: https://bikemonterey.org/monterey-salinas-transits-summer-trolley-service.html

#PublicTransit #MontereySalinasTransit #MontereyCounty #CarbonEmissions #transportation #trolleys

“E-bikes are part of a solution for our #transportation problems, our #climate problems and for our municipal #budget problems. And finding a way to rebalance our #infrastructure so that pedestrians, bicycles and cars can coexist is in everyone’s best interest.” - Monterey County Sustainability Program Manager Cora Panturad, as reported by Aric Sleeper, #MontereyCountyNow https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/local_news/pacific-grove-city-council-explores-options-to-regulate-problematic-e-bike-use/article_0142cb8a-3667-4f83-926c-9beafac22c94.html #MontereyCounty #BikeTooter #cycling #biking #PacificGrove #ebikes

2/ Earlier story from Josh Copitch, #KSBW: "Pacific Grove to review e-bike rules as police struggle to enforce laws” https://www.ksbw.com/article/pacific-grove-review-e-bike-rules-police-struggle-enforce-laws/70238546

#MontereyCounty #ebikes #PacificGrove

#PacificGrove Council discusses regulation options for e-bikes” by Kyarra Harris, #MontereyHerald

"Currently, e-bikes are now allowed in Perkins’ Park, Lovers Point Park, Pacific Grove Golf Links, El Carmelo Cemetery, and the property ocean-side of Ocean View Boulevard to 17th Street. The exception is on the paved portion of the recreational trail.
...
“There are regulations in place like e-bikes not being allowed to go over 12mph* or for people to only travel two abreast as to not block the other side of the trail.”

*Note our photo below. For some related Pacific Grove history, with links to some PG ordinances, see: https://bikemonterey.org/regulations-for-e-bikes-electric-assist-bicycles-and-other-non-people-powered-bikes-in-monterey-county-and-elsewhere.html

https://www.montereyherald.com/2026/02/06/pacific-grove-council-discusses-regulation-options-for-e-bikes/“

#MontereyCounty #ebikes

"Councilmember Lori McDonnell said just recently a black oystercatcher lost its clutch of eggs after a #drone came near. Seeing the drone as a predator, the #bird chased it, leaving the nest unattended and ripe for actual predators to swoop in.”, @pammarino, #MontereyCountyNow https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/pacific-grove-city-council-passes-an-urgency-ordinance-banning-recreational-drones/article_6759991f-0121-4978-8703-a79c71796a18.html

#MontereyBay #drones #WildliifeProtection #birds #BlackOystercatcher #MontereyCounty #PacificGrove

Enjoyed a really nice 26 mile bike ride this morning with friends on the Monterey Rec trail from Marina (CA) south to Lover’s Point in Pacific Grove, our turn around point.

The left photo is from Lover’s Point in Pacific Grove looking south west toward the point, Punta de los Pinos (Point of the Pines). The right photo is from the same spot turning 180 degrees and looking south east toward Monterey from Lover’s Point. The coastal fog was finally starting to clear from the coast. It was a typical Monterey Bay morning, fog at the coast finally clearing to a nice sunny day.

#Photography #Ocean #Bike #Cycling #RoadBike #Monterey #PacificGrove #LoversPoint

We appreciate the new, bilingual California State Parks interpretive sign’s emphasis on human-caused climate change, including the impact of #transportation, as well as impact of manufacturing and industrial agriculture. https://sfba.social/@bikemonterey/115521777336124071

Thanks to this #CaliforniaStateParks ranger who paused at Asilomar today to help get the message out!

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #StatePark #StateBeach #PacificGrove #COP30

Out and about

#Monterey #PacificGrove #Ocean #California

"There's no four-way stop. We're on the corner of the district office, and there's not a school #crosswalk here. There's three hills where people #speed down. We don't have #SpeedBumps. It's just, it's a dangerous intersection.” https://www.ksbw.com/article/pacific-grove-student-injured-scooter-crash/65608797

Also see our post "Consumer Advisory: Is it an e-bike—or something else?” in https://bikemonterey.org/resources/resources-on-riding-skills-bike-laws-and-safety

#SchoolZones #TrafficCalming #TrafficSafety #SlowSpeedsSaveLives #eScooter #ElectricMotorcycles #ebikes #eMotorcycles #School #BackToSchool

#MontereyCounty #PacificGrove

#VisionZero

Summary of Monterey County traffic crash data, 2019-2023 https://bikemonterey.org/summary-of-monterey-county-traffic-crash-data-2019-2023.html includes POTENTIAL infrastructure project locations, e.g., for Greater Salinas,
o Espinosa Rd/San Juan Grade Rd / Espinosa Rd/Harrison Rd
o San Juan Grade Rd/Old Stage Rd / Old Stage Rd/Natividad Rd
o Natividad Rd/Old Natividad Rd /Old Natividad Rd/Old Stage Rd / Old Stage Rd / Alisal Rd
o Harkins Rd/Spreckles Ave
o San Juan Grade Rd Segment / Harrison Rd Segment
o Espinosa Rd Segment
o Natividad Rd Segment
o Old Natividad Rd Segment o Boronda Rd Segment
o Blanco Rd Segment
o Old Stage Rd Segment
o Alisal Rd Segment
o Harkins Rd Segment
o Spreckles Ave Segment

#Carmel
#Chualar
#DelReyOaks
#Gonzales
#Greenfield
#KingCity
#Marina
#PacificGrove
#Pajaro
#SandCity
#Soledad
County of #Monterey #MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #Salinas #MontereyPeninsula #TrafficSafety #cycling #walking

Ophelia "Ophie” Chavez
10 July 1943 - 8 June 2025

Ophie was known and loved by the bike community as part owner of Winning Wheels Bicycle Shop in Pacific Grove 1986-2024. Some were unaware of her many other talents, e.g., “her patience and kindness with the children earned her the Anne Sullivan Award – a county-wide peer nominated award for educators who exemplify compassion and guidance with children with disabilities.” Learn more about Ophie: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/pacific-grove-ca/ophelia-chavez-12411170

Memorial mass Wednesday, June 25, 10 a.m. at St. Angela Merici Church, Pacific Grove https://stangelamericipacificgrove.org/find-us, followed by burial at El Carmelo Cemetery on Asilomar Ave https://www.cityofpacificgrove.gov/our_city/departments/cemetery/index.php. Immediately after a celebration of Ophie’s life will follow at American Legion Hall Post 41 at 1110 Veterans Drive, Monterey.

#RIPOphieChavez #MontereyCounty #BikeShops #PacificGrove

“My Canada” is one of our many favorite songs written by Manitoba native Dan Frechette, performed with Laurel Thomsen. We dig the lyrics and music, and we also dig the song because our precious grandchildren are Canadian Americans, and their dear mama a native of Canada.

This is a snippet of “My Canada” from Dan and Laurel’s May 5, 2025 performance at Good Old Days in Pacific Grove, California. Hear the full song: https://danandlaurel.bandcamp.com/album/dan-and-laurel

#Canada #MyCanada #DanFrechette #LaurelThomsen #Songwriters #SingerSongwriter #guitar #harmonica #violin #LiveMusic #MontereyCounty #PacificGrove

"My takeaway from this story is that all of us need to rethink using chemical pesticides at our homes and businesses. Even so-called organic pesticides like Bacillus thuringiensis, or BT, are highly toxic to monarchs and other butterflies.”—Pam Marino / @pammarino, #MontereyCountyNow https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/monarchs-face-an-uphill-battle-for-their-survival-it-s-up-to-us-to-help/article_cf7fe0b8-e8d8-11ef-b7c8-9f30411eb64b.html#tncms-source=mosaic

#butterflies #MonarchButterflies #XercesSociety #MontereyCounty #MonarchSanctuary #PacificGrove #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency #EPA #CaliforniaDepartmentOfFishAndWildlife #CDFW #USGeologicalService #insecticides #fungicides #herbicides #PyrethroidInsecticides

Thanks to Pam Marino @pammarino for bringing to our attention “Walk Every Street PG” https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/local_news/a-new-group-in-pacific-grove-seeks-to-walk-every-street-while-building-community/article_07c5a2d4-d919-11ef-9725-2f8835902fbe.html (January 23, 2025), and kudos to founders Ashley Edge and Amy Burkman. As Edge said, “You can drive all you want but to really know a place, you need to walk it.” (And that’s similarly true for people who bike vs drive.)
We encourage walking groups to consider including “walk audits” to identify for cities where infrastructure improvements are needed. As highlighted in the Resources / Los Recursos section on bikemonterey.org https://bikemonterey.org/resources, AARP teamed up with the League of American Bicyclists to create Bike Audit Tool Kits, in English and Spanish, and AARP has Walk Audit Tool Kits too. Print copies or downloads are available free. Anyone can do a walk or bike audit. In fact, the best are done by people with varying perspectives and mobility needs.

#Bike #Walk #MontereyCounty #USA #PacificGrove #MontereyCountyNow #BikeAuditToolKit #WalkAuditToolKit #AARP #BikeLeague

Went somewhere I wasn’t as familiar with for dinner. Biked back along the coastal trail

#BikeTooter #Monterey #PacificGrove #Stars #CoastalTrail

Hopkins Marine Station, harbor seals, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (from last Sunday). Learn more at https://montereybay.noaa.gov/welcome.html and https://hopkinsmarinestation.stanford.edu/ and #harborseal #photography #landscapephotography #mbnms #ocean Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs #california #clouds #colors #research #noaa #marinesanctuary #stanford #pacificgrove

“I live in a box of paints.”

Yes, that’s Joni Mitchell (“A Case of You”).

And her words were echoed by Pacific Grove painter Susann Cate Lynn.
https://www.susanncatelynn.com/about

Our gratitude to Susann for donating to Bicycling Monterey today to express her "love for what you do!" https://bikemonterey.org/2024-bicycling-monterey-donors-to-date.html'

#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #PacificGrove #artist #painter #SusannCateLynn #donations

Thanksgiving Weekend Sale: 25% off Mr. Toy's wall art. Sale ends Monday 12/2 at 9:00 PM Pacific time, Midnight Eastern.

Shop here: https://james-toy.pixels.com/art

#photography #MontereyPeninsula #MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #Monterey #Carmel #PacificGrove #AirlinerArt #AviationArt #BuyIntoArt #WallArt #HomeDecor #ChristmasGifts #fediart

Greeting card sale! 25% off all of my greeting cards. Additional bulk discounts are available. Sale ends Nov 18th at 9:00 pm PT, midnight ET.

These 5x7 greeting cards can be put into any standard 5x7 frame providing an inexpensive way to decorate your space with my work.

https://james-toy.pixels.com/shop/greeting+cards

#photography #Monterey #Carmel #PacificGrove #MontereyBay #MontereyPeninsula #MontereyCounty #GreetingCards #ChristmasCards #BuyIntoArt

Carol and Jaime live in San Jose, California where they are active members of Silicon Valley Rotary. We met them while walking the trails at a Asilomar State Beach today. Jaime, a California resident for over 30 years, is a native of Colombia. 🇨🇴 They met through their shared dedication to service to others, via Rotary.
#PeopleWhoBike #cyclists #bicyclists #MontereyCounty #PacificGrove #SanJose #SiliconValleyRotary #Rotarians

🎂Happy birthday to Liz, biking 30 miles to celebrate their 30th birthday today! 3️⃣0️⃣🎉🎈Liz and their friend Lizzy had biked from Marina, California to another #Monterey Peninsula city, #Pacific Grove, when we met them while we were walking at Asilomar State Beach. We🎵sang Liz a favorite birthday song traditional in many #Waldorf schools.
#PeopleWhoBike #cyclists #bicyclists #MontereyCounty #California #MontereyBay #BikeMontereyCounty #BikeMonterey #PacificGrove #Marina #Birthdays #BirthdayBikeRide

July 11, noon to 1 pm in #PacificGrove

The State of #Opioids & #Addiction in the #MontereyBay: An Introduction to The Bridge Restoration Ministry—a Luncheon Presentation. No cost to attend. See flyer for RSVP options.

#MontereyCounty #recovery #BridgeRestorationMinistry #CulinaryProgram #ThriftStore #ministry #ItTakesAVillage